The New Deal was a set of federal programs launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 in response to the Great Depression. It had four major goals: economic recovery through stabilizing banks and prices; job creation through agencies that employed millions of workers; investment in public works like buildings, roads, and parks; and civic uplift through improvements that reshaped American communities. The New Deal aimed to provide relief, promote recovery, and reform the economy and financial system.

1. The New Deal
Relief Recovery Reform

2. What was the New Deal?
The New Deal was the set of
federal programs launched
by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt after taking office in
1933, in response to the
calamity of the Great
Depression.

3. It had four major goals and
achievements:
•Economic Recovery: The New Deal stabilized
the banks and cleaned up the financial mess
left over from the Stock Market crash of
1929. It stabilized prices for industry and
agriculture, and it aided bankrupt state and
local governments.
•Job Creation: One in four Americans was
out of work by 1933. The New Deal created a
number of special agencies that provided
jobs for millions of workers.

4. It had four major goals and
achievements:
•Investment in Public Works: The New Deal built
hundreds of thousands of highways, bridges,
hospitals, schools, theaters, libraries, city halls,
homes, post offices, airports, and parks across
America—most of which are still in use today.
•Civic Uplift: The New Deal touched every
state, city, and town, improving the lives of
ordinary people and reshaping the public
sphere.

6. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was elected
president in 1932 and created a "New Deal" in his first 100
days of office.
Relief was aimed at providing
temporary help to suffering and
unemployed Americans.
Recovery was designed to help the
economy bounce back.
Reform targeted the causes of the
Depression and sought to prevent a
crisis like this from happening again.